Vehicle Description
You might not recognize the names Zimmer or Quick Silver, but that
doesn't make this 1987 Zimmer Quick Silver any less cool. Zimmer
was a company that built extremely expensive bespoke Art-Deco
luxury cars on modern chassis and the Quick Silver was an
opportunity to build something a bit more affordable and a lot more
radical. You have to respect the effort, because this is a very
cool car.
Believe it or not, there's a Pontiac Fiero under that baroque
bodywork, although it's been almost completely erased by the Zimmer
makeover. Looking more like a long, low mix of Lincoln Mark III and
a Corvette, it's got a very unique look. No, it's not for everyone,
but if you like being the center of attention and answering
questions at gas stops, this car will do exactly that. The white
paint shines up beautifully and it's nice that they didn't feel the
need to add any graphics or needless add-ons, instead letting the
unique bodywork speak for itself. The hood looks about a mile long,
befitting a luxury car rather than a sports car, but the engine
still lives out back so handling is tidy. Those giant chrome
bumpers were surely hugely expensive and if you look closely,
you'll spot Trans Am taillights tucked behind. Special emblems,
pop-up headlights, and a trunk lid that has a semi-Continental look
all make this Quick Silver look like nothing else on the road.
The blue leather interior was given a makeover to help disguise its
Fiero DNA, and it feels sportier inside than it looks outside.
Using supple materials makes it feel expensive, but they're showing
some wear since they're not the same heavy-duty vinyl that GM used;
the driver's seat outer bolster in particular is a bit worn. Blue
carpets are far more plush than the original Fiero stuff and the
dash has a real wood overlay covering the stock Pontiac
instruments. The custom steering wheel fits on the standard GM
column, and everything that was optional on the Fiero is standard
here: A/C, power windows, locks, and mirrors, an automatic
transmission, tilt steering column, and a familiar AM/FM/cassette
stereo with graphic equalizer (it was 1987, after all). That long
nose conceals a downright gigantic trunk, and you also get the
Fiero's slot-like storage bay out back, both lined with more heavy
blue carpets.
Pontiac's familiar 2.8 liter V6 engine was standard equipment in
the Quick Silver, and thanks to the composite construction,
performance is still lively. It's unmodified, so it'll be virtually
bulletproof for decades to come and parts are easy to find and
inexpensive, making this an exotic car that's very affordable to
own. The driving experience is Fiero, so if you've been there, this
will seem familiar, and with the passage of time, you can see that
it really was a decent little car that never got its due. Service
access is still through a hatch behind the rear window and aside
from a red intake manifold and a special Quick Silver badge on top,
it's completely stock. An all-independent suspension and disc
brakes make it feel agile, although Zimmer tuned it for a more
luxurious ride and the extra 16 inches of wheelbase helps smother
the bumps. Those are real wire wheels, wrapped in 205/70/14
Firestone whitewall radials.
Only 170 Quick Silvers were built at a cost of more than $50,000
each, making them quite exclusive. This one, with just over 35,000
original miles, is a nice specimen that's very reasonably priced.
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